JP2003116642A - Rail construction structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and strongly connect rails with each other without applying any work to the rails themselves. SOLUTION: A plurality of receiving members 8 facing directions crossing with each rail 7 are fixed to the lower surfaces of the plurality of rails 7 parallel to each other with intervals in the longitudinal direction of each rail 7. Each of the rails 7 is placed on a floor surface, etc., through the receiving members 8, and each end part of a horizontal connection rod 9 connecting the mutually adjacent rails 7 is connected to an end part projecting to a lateral side from each rail 7 at the receiving members 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rail laying structure for mounting and guiding a moving shelf device or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plurality of rails for placing and guiding a moving shelf device are usually connected to each other at a plurality of positions between adjacent rails directly or via a bracket or the like by a horizontal connecting rod to provide a floor. Most of them are laid on the surface.

[0003]

As described above, if the rails adjacent to each other are connected directly or by means of the horizontal connecting rod via brackets or the like, it is necessary to process each rail, so that it is dedicated. Since it is necessary to prepare the rails, the cost is increased and the versatility is lost.

Further, since the connecting work is troublesome, it is troublesome to increase or decrease the number of rails or change the rail length.

Further, if the rails are connected to each other only by a plurality of horizontal connecting rods, the strength when installed without using anchor bolts in the office is small, and the rails are distorted or parallel due to vibration such as an earthquake. There is a risk of loss of degree.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and laying rails that can easily and firmly connect the rails to each other without processing the rails themselves. It is intended to provide a structure.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the above problems can be solved as follows. (1) On a lower surface of each of a plurality of rails that are parallel to each other, a plurality of receiving members facing in a direction intersecting with each rail are fixed at intervals in the longitudinal direction of each rail, and each rail is aforesaid. It is placed on a floor surface or the like via a member, and each end of a lateral connecting rod connecting adjacent rails to each other is joined to an end of the receiving member projecting laterally from each rail.

(2) In the above item (1), each end of the brace is attached to a diagonal portion of a quadrangle formed by four end portions of the two lateral connecting rods and four connecting portions of the receiving member. Join.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), level adjusting means is provided at both ends of each receiving material.

(4) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), a plurality of floorboards are mounted between the rails adjacent to each other at portions where each end of the receiving member projects laterally from each rail. It is arranged so as to be placed.

(5) In any one of the above items (1) to (4), a cover for covering the receiving material protruding from the rail is provided on the outer side of the outermost rail, and a part of the cover is mounted on the receiving material. Install it as it is placed.

(6) In any one of the above items (1) to (5), the upper surface of the rail is substantially level with the upper surface of the OA floor placed on the floor surface.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mobile shelf device to which the present invention is applied as seen from the front, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the present invention with the mobile shelf device removed.

In FIG. 1, a fixed shelf (2) at the left end and a plurality of rows (5) movable in the left-right direction are mounted on a base (1) placed on the floor of an office or the like and having a rectangular shape in plan view. A row of movable shelves (3) are placed.

Each of the movable shelves (3) is provided with a rail (described later) by rotating the handle (4) provided on the front panel in the forward and reverse directions.
By rotating a plurality of wheels (5) mounted on (7) (see FIG. 5) by a chain (neither shown) wound around a sprocket between the wheels (5) and the handle (4), left and right directions are obtained. It can be moved. (6) is a slidable fall prevention rod for preventing the movable rack (3) at the right end from falling.

As shown in FIG. 2, the base (1) has a plurality of (four) rails (7) facing in the left-right direction and parallel to each other.
And a plurality of sleepers fixed to the lower surface of each rail (7) by welding at approximately regular intervals with the front and rear ends slightly protruding from the rail (7) so as to be oriented in the front-back direction orthogonal thereto. -Shaped receiving members (8) and adjacent rails (7), that is, a plurality of receiving members (8) facing each other on the adjacent rails (7) are joined at appropriate intervals. The horizontal connecting rod (9), the left and right end portions of the adjacent rails (7), and the two left and right horizontal connecting rods (9) arranged in that portion.
In the rectangular space surrounded by and, fixed to the front and rear ends of both connecting rods (9) so as to face the diagonal direction.
With individual braces (10).

Receiving materials between the adjacent rails (7)
On the upper surface of the protruding part of (8), a plurality of floor plates (11) are provided.
It is placed without a gap so that it is substantially flush with the upper surface of (7).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, each rail (7) has an inward horizontal piece (7a) at the front and rear upper edges in the longitudinal direction.
(7a) has an upside-down U-shape, and a prismatic wheel guide (12) for guiding the wheel (5) of the movable shelf (3) is provided at the center of the inner bottom surface thereof in the longitudinal total length. It is fixed by welding or the like.

Each of the receiving members (8) has a U-shape in an upward direction when viewed from the front, and support pieces (8a) (8) continuously provided outward from the left and right upper edges.
The middle part of a) is fixed to the lower surface of the rail (7) by welding.

At the front and rear ends of the receiving member (8), there are bolt-like adjusters (13) for level adjustment which penetrate the receiving member (8) vertically and are welded to the lower surface of the nut (14). ) Are screwed together (see FIG. 5).

The left and right lateral connecting rods (9) to which the brace (10) is fixed on both left and right sides of the base (1) are shown in FIG.
And as shown in FIG. 6, a rear view has a substantially Z-shaped cross section,
Receiving material (8) where the front and rear ends of the upper piece (9a) face each other
Is screwed to the upper surface of the support piece (8a) on the left side of.

Each of the lateral connecting rods (9) other than the left and right side portions is
As shown in FIG. 4, it has an inverted L-shape when viewed from the front, and its upper piece
Both front and rear ends of (9a) are screwed to the upper surface of the left support piece (8a) of the receiving member (8) facing each other.

Each of the braces (10) is in the form of an elongated flat plate, and both ends thereof are screwed to the lower surface of the lower piece (9b) of the Z-shaped lateral connecting rod (9) (FIG. 6). reference). The intersection of each brace (10) is fixed by a screw (15).

As shown in FIG. 2, a front cover (16) and a side cover (17) are provided at the front end and both side ends of the base (1).
It is attached as shown in FIG.

The front cover (16) has an upper piece (16b) having a short downward piece (16a) at the rear end edge, and a front piece (16b) hanging from the front edge.
It is composed of a hanging piece (16d) having a short rearward facing piece (16c) at the lower edge thereof, and is substantially inverted L-shaped in a side view.

On the upper surface of the projecting end of the support piece (8a) of the plurality of receiving members (8) fixed to the front row rails (7), for example, every other cover mounting member (18) is screwed. The front cover (16) is fixed to the vertical mounting piece (18a) which is fixed by (19).

That is, the protrusion of each receiving member (8) and the cover mounting member (18) are housed in the front cover (16), and the rear surface of the hanging piece (16d) is covered with the cover mounting member (18). Of the front cover by abutting on the front surface of the mounting piece (18a) and inserting the screw (20) that penetrates the hanging piece (16d) toward the female screw hole (21) of the mounting piece (18a). (16) is the upper piece (16
The b) is mounted so that it is substantially flush with the upper surface of the rail 7 and covers the protruding portion of the receiving member 8 (see FIG. 5).

The side cover (17) includes an upper piece (17a),
It consists of a hanging piece (17c) having a short inward piece (17b) at the lower edge, and it has an almost inverted L shape in front view, and the upper piece (17a) is placed on the upper surface of the side end of each rail (7). The rails (7) on each rail (7) with screws (20) that penetrate the upper piece (17a)
The side cover (17) is attached cleanly so as to cover the side end of each rail (7) by being screwed into the female screw hole (22) of (12).

Before mounting the side cover (17), a hard rubber for preventing the wheel (5) of the right end side moving shelf (3) from being derailed in the left end portion of each rail (7). The two stopper members (23) are press-fitted, and the stopper members (23) are prevented from coming off by attaching the side covers (17).

As described above, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the two rails (7) connected to each other at both ends thereof are connected to each other.
Connect the diagonal parts of the individual connecting rods (9) to each other with two braces (1
Because the guide rails (7) are connected to each other in an intersecting shape, the strength of the guide rails (7) is large even if they are not fixed to the floor surface with anchor bolts, etc.
No matter which direction the strong horizontal force is applied,
There is no fear that they will be deformed or that the spacing between the rails (7) will be misaligned and the parallelism will be impaired.

Since a plurality (a large number) of receiving members (8) having adjusters (13) are fixed to the lower surface of each rail (7) and the horizontal connecting rod (9) is connected thereto by screws, the rail is not attached to the rail. Since no processing is required and the connecting work of the lateral connecting rod (9) is simple, the work of increasing or decreasing the rail (7) is easy. Further, even if the floor surface is inclined or has an uneven surface, the levelness of the rail (7) can be easily adjusted by the adjuster (13).

Further, a floor board laid between the rails (7)
Since (11) is placed on the upper surface of the height-adjustable receiving material (8), it is stable and does not depend on the condition of the floor surface.
And it can be laid so as to form a flat surface.

The protruding end and rail of the receiving material (8) in the front row
Both the left and right ends of (7) are covered with the front cover (16) and the side cover (17), respectively, so that they look good, and the upper surfaces of both covers (16) and (17) are attached to the floor of the building body. On the other hand, since it can be easily aligned with the floor surface of the OA floor (24) (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5) laid with a required gap, it is suitable for offices etc. that have this kind of OA floor (24). Even if it is installed, the appearance is not damaged.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, each brace (10) is
Although it is connected to the lateral connecting rod (9), it may be connected to two receiving members (8) in a diagonal direction in a cross shape.

Further, the brace (10) is provided only at both end portions between the rails (7), but when the rail length is long, it may also be provided at an intermediate portion between the rails (7). is there.

The front cover (16) is a cover mounting member (1
Although it is attached to the receiving material (8) via 8), for example, the receiving material (8)
The cover attachment member (18) may be omitted if a vertical piece is continuously provided at the front end of the and the front cover (16) is fixed to the vertical piece with a screw (20).

The front cover (16) may be directly attached to the front surface of the front row rail (7).

[0038]

According to the invention described in claim 1, since a plurality of receiving members are fixed to the lower surface of each rail and the end of the lateral connecting rod is connected to the protruding end of the rail, each rail is connected. There is no need to perform any processing on the, and cost can be reduced and
The versatility of the rail increases. In addition, since the work of connecting the horizontal connecting rods is also easy, the work of increasing or decreasing the rails becomes easy when changing the number of stations such as the moving shelves.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the connecting strength of each rail becomes large, there is no risk that the rails will be distorted and the parallelism will be impaired due to vibration such as an earthquake.

According to the third aspect of the invention, even if the floor surface is inclined, the leveling means provided on each receiving member can easily adjust the levelness of each rail.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is easy to lay a floor board, and the floor surface is not affected by the condition.
Each floor board can be laid stably so as to form a flat surface.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the protruding end portion of the outermost receiving material is covered by the cover in a good appearance, so that the appearance is improved.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it can be installed in a good appearance in an office or the like having an OA floor.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mobile shelf device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view of the present invention showing the movable shelving device removed.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a corner portion of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is likewise a perspective view showing an example of connection between a receiving member and a lateral connecting rod in an intermediate portion.

5 is an enlarged vertical side view of the line VV in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical rear view of line VI-VI in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) Base (2) Fixed shelf (3) Mobile shelf (4) Handle (5) Wheel (6) Fall prevention rod (7) Rail (7a) Inward facing piece (8) Receiving materials (8a) Support piece (9) Horizontal connection rod (9a) Upper piece (9b) Lower piece (10) Brace (11) Floor board (12) Wheel guide (13) Adjuster (level adjustment means) (14) Nut (15) Screw (16) Front cover (16a) Downward piece (16b) Upper piece (16c) Rearward facing piece (16d) Hanging piece (17) Side cover (17a) Upper piece (17b) Introvert (17c) Hanging piece (18) Cover mounting member (18a) Mounting piece (19) (20) screw (21) (22) Female screw hole (23) Stopper member (24) OA floor

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of receiving members facing in a direction intersecting with each rail are fixed to respective lower surfaces of the plurality of rails that are parallel to each other at intervals in the longitudinal direction of each rail, and each rail is It is placed on the floor surface or the like via the receiving member, and the end portions of the receiving member projecting laterally from the respective rails are coupled with the respective end portions of the lateral connecting rods that connect mutually adjacent rails. Characteristic rail laying structure. 2. The rail according to claim 1, wherein each end portion of the brace is connected to a diagonal portion of a quadrangle formed by four connecting portions of each end portion of the two horizontal connecting rods and the receiving member. Laying structure. 3. The rail laying structure according to claim 1, wherein level adjusting means is provided at both ends of each receiving member. 4. The floor boards according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of floor plates are arranged between the rails adjacent to each other such that each end portion is placed on a portion of the receiving member projecting laterally from each rail. Rail laying structure according to any of the above. 5. The cover according to claim 1, wherein a cover for covering the receiving material protruding from the rail is attached to the outer side of the outermost rail so that a part of the cover is placed on the receiving material. The rail laying structure described in Crab. 6. The upper surface of the rail is placed on the floor surface of the O.
The rail laying structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which has substantially the same height as the upper surface of the A floor.